“Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness.”
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Guin, U. K. L. (n.d.). Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1105-virginity-is-now-a-mere-preamble-or-waiting/
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Guin, Ursula K. Le. “Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1105-virginity-is-now-a-mere-preamble-or-waiting/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Guin, Ursula K. Le. “Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1105-virginity-is-now-a-mere-preamble-or-waiting/.